Minerals

Ann Squire

Book - 2013

Readers will learn what sets different kinds of minerals apart from one another, how minerals are formed, and what techniques scientists use to study them.

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Published
New York : Children's Press 2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Ann Squire (-)
Physical Description
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Audience
"Audience: grades 4-6"--CIP data, t.p. verso.
910L
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.
ISBN
9780531261446
9781451783629
  • 1. Understanding Minerals: What are minerals?
  • 2. Out of the Earth: How are minerals formed?
  • The California Gold Rush: How did a single mineral change history?
  • 3. Identifying Minerals: What are some ways of telling minerals apart?
  • 4. Minerals in Our Lives: What common-and not so common-objects are made of minerals?
  • True Statistics
  • Resources
  • Important Words
  • Index
  • About the Author